Across the country, hundreds are gathered at airports picketing and raising awareness for workers\u2019 rights. <\/p>\n
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Air Canada Air Canada flight attendants picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sammy Kogan (The Canadian Press) \u2018Our Canadian airline is now abandoning us\u2019<\/p>\n
Ramos says her family\u2019s six-day vacation could now come at a loss of thousands of dollars. They\u2019ve booked non-refundable hotels in Nova Scotia but are unable to confirm if their Monday morning flight will depart.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one airline that is \u2026 our Canadian airline is now abandoning us and it really is frustrating,\u201d Ramos said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re looking at either losing all non-refundable hotel money to the tune of two or $3,000 and not going on the trip, or spending five or $6,000 to get ourselves there and hoping to figure out the way back later.\u201d<\/p>\n
With children aged eight and 13, she says flexibility isn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe try to do one family vacation every year, and this is it,\u201d Ramos said.<\/p>\n
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Emily Ramos Emily Ramos, a Toronto teacher is seen pictured with her family. She along with many others are dealing with the results of widespread Air Canada strike (CTV News photo). <\/p>\n
Her frustration goes beyond her own disrupted trip. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m super disappointed them as a company.\u201d she said. \u201cAir Canada is usually the most reliable up until this point \u2026 there aren\u2019t as many airlines that we can rely on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other passengers voiced similar concerns. <\/p>\n
A traveller returning from the Czech Republic said they received notice their flight was cancelled, but Air Canada could not rebook them within 48 hours. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey urged me to accept the refund, or call them if my travel is flexible. I tried calling, but it\u2019s impossible to get through so now I\u2019m stuck in limbo,\u201d the passenger said.<\/p>\n
\u2018Extremely disappointed\u2019 <\/p>\n
Some travellers say they have lost confidence in the airline altogether.<\/p>\n
Anat Baron, a Canadian traveller scheduled to fly home to Los Angeles on Sunday, said she has received no updates about whether her flight will operate. Despite the strike, she says she was still able to check in through the Air Canada app.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m extremely frustrated. I have been on the app non-stop,\u201d Baron said. \u201cWhy am I able to check into my flight right now when my plane is clearly not going? They have the technology. They have the know-how \u2026 what are they doing?\u201d<\/p>\n
Baron said her recent experiences with the airline have been riddled with cancellations, delays and lost luggage in years past. <\/p>\n
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AC Luggage is seen as travellers wait in line at the Air Canada counter in Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Dorval, Que., Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Christinne Muschi (The Canadian Press) <\/p>\n
\u201cI think the mark of any great company that\u2019s in the service business is, what do you do when things go wrong \u2014 and they fail every single time,\u201d she said. \u201cAir Canada does not make you feel like they care about their passengers. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n
Air Canada\u2019s response<\/p>\n